Business and Professions Code section 19161.5

The chief of the bureau, subject to the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, may in his or her discretion exempt items of upholstered furniture which are deemed not to pose a serious fire hazard from the fire retardant requirements of Section 19161.

Source: Section 19161.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19161.5. (updated Sep. 22, 1987; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_19161.5

Original Source: Section 19161.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19161.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).